זָקֵן

za.qen · old: elder

Hebrew · Strong's H2205 · Adjective · Sounds like: zaw-kane' · 178 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • old: elder H2205G · a Meaning of 128
  • old H2205H 50

Strong's dictionary

from זָקֵן; old; aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
זָקֵן adj. old
1. old, of human beings
2. usu. as subst.
a. old man (or woman)
b. elder

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Samuel 3:17 זִקְנֵ֥י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought for David to be king over you:

  2. 2 Samuel 5:3 זִקְנֵ֨י zik.Nei · Describes something

    So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.

  3. 2 Samuel 12:17 זִקְנֵ֤י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

  4. 2 Samuel 17:4 זִקְנֵ֥י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

  5. 2 Samuel 17:15 זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei · Describes something

    Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.

  6. 2 Samuel 19:11 זִקְנֵ֤י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, to bring him to his house.

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